Verbatim: The linguistic remains of the day

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“The present commercialisation of the art world is a cultural obscenity. When you have the super-rich paying $104 million for an immature rose period Picasso, close to the GNP of some African states, something is very rotten”

ROBERT HUGHES, THE ART CRITIC, ADDRESSES THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

“We have top players and, I’m sorry to be arrogant, we have a top manager”

JOSE MOURINHO ARRIVES AT CHELSEA FC

“What will they do with the few minutes that it takes to vote — sleep in, read, enjoy a little longer with friends? The soldiers who died